A Guest Post By Justin Birch Australia has enjoyed its status as the number one destination for Vietnamese university students but it shouldn't get too comfortable. A recent report released by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship reveals that offshore applications from Vietnamese students dropped by 31%. This decrease is not the largest, however, with India’s applications having … Continue reading Vietnamese Student Visa Applications to Australia Drop by 31%
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TV Show About US Community Colleges & High School Completion Programs
On 9 July Thalia Saplad, executive director of international programs at Shoreline Community College (SCC) in Washington (state) and Nguyen Minh Huy, who just graduated from Shoreline and is headed for Seattle University this fall, were interviewed by the host of HTV's popular Study Abroad Window (Cửa Sổ Du Học), Ha Quyen, about US community colleges, high school … Continue reading TV Show About US Community Colleges & High School Completion Programs
O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study
Canada permits graduates of public postsecondary institutions and degree programs at private institutions to work for up to three years, depending upon the length of their program of study. The government has also created an immigration program specifically for international graduates known as the Canadian Experience Class. Graduates with a Canadian degree and/or work experience … Continue reading O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study
Nhìn nhận về việc cấp visa sinh viên của Hoa Kỳ ở Việt Nam
Bài viết này nhắc tới một câu hỏi dường như rất đơn giản nhưng cũng rất quan trọng: Tỉ lệ visa sinh viên (F1) được đồng ý và bị từ chối cấp là bao nhiêu? Theo con số thống kê của Bộ ngoại giao Mỹ, số visa sinh viên được đồng ý cấp trên toàn … Continue reading Nhìn nhận về việc cấp visa sinh viên của Hoa Kỳ ở Việt Nam
US Student Visas in Vietnam: Putting the Pieces Together
This post addresses one seemingly simple yet important question. What are the current US student visa (F-1) issuance and rejection rates in Vietnam? As the US State Department points out, the worldwide student visa issuance rate was 87% (rounded up) in the 2010 US government (USG) fiscal year ending 30 September 2010. Answering this simple question is … Continue reading US Student Visas in Vietnam: Putting the Pieces Together
Education Makes Strange Bedfellows
Life is full of surprises. The Institute of International Education (IIE), a US nonprofit best known for its administration of the Fulbright Program, the US Government's flagship international exchange program, is partnering with the US Commercial Service in Vietnam to offer two US higher education fairs on 6 April in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and … Continue reading Education Makes Strange Bedfellows
Survey for Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the US
I’m conducting a brief and impressionistic (i.e., unscientific) survey is to collect some basic information about the post-graduation plans of young Vietnamese who are either currently studying in the US or are planning to do so. I will post the results here if I received a sufficient number of replies. Please e-mail me at markashwill[AT]hotmail.com … Continue reading Survey for Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the US
TV Program: NOVA & US Community Colleges
On 22 February JoAnn Benjamin, International Student Advisor at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), and I taped an interview with Ha Quyen, host of the popular Hanoi Television (HTV) program Study Abroad Window (Cửa Sổ Du Học). The program, which aired this morning on HTV at 8:10 a.m. and will be broadcast again on Monday, 14 March at … Continue reading TV Program: NOVA & US Community Colleges
Vietnam’s Younger Generation & the Future
Vietnam is a "young" country. You can see it everywhere you look and in the statistics (median age: 27.4). It's what economists refer to as a "demographic dividend," which Vietnam is hoping to take advantage of. I recently spent a couple of mornings and afternoons conducting Skype interviews with young people, high school and … Continue reading Vietnam’s Younger Generation & the Future
AIESEC “Developing Leaders” Conference
"Hey, AIESEC! What's up?" 🙂 Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion that focused on How to Be Successful in Your Career Path at the national AIESEC conference on a chilly morning in Hanoi. Below are some notes that I promised to post on my blog. A word about AIESEC... It's the world’s largest student-run organization. … Continue reading AIESEC “Developing Leaders” Conference
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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